[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17591: Widget Admin: Auto-generated IDs Can Duplicate Page IDs

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#17591: Widget Admin: Auto-generated IDs Can Duplicate Page IDs
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 Reporter:  ssmathias       |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |    Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
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 When a widget area is registered with a name that matches the ID of one of
 the standard admin page elements, it creates a duplicate ID which gets
 targeted by JavaScript, resulting in unexpected behavior.

 For example, registering a widget area with the name of "Footer" will
 create a widget admin panel with the id of "footer", matching the existing
 id "footer" used for the admin page's footer content.

 I propose namespacing the auto-generated elements with "widgetarea-" to
 avoid creating duplicate IDs with admin core elements.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/17591>
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